Hair waver



G. A. FRANZ.

HAIR WAVER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 6. 1922.

1,428,585. m nt d ept1 1922.

George AF'mnz I Gum Patented Sept. 12, 1922.

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GEORGE A. FRANZ, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

HAIR "WAVER.

Application filed February 6, 1922. Serial No. 534,426.

in hair wavers, and has for its object, broad ly, to provide clasps which may be readily applied to or removed from the hair and which will cause normally straight hair to present an undulating or wavy appearance. The invention includes a clasp which, when closed, will not injure the scalp and will not inconvenience the wearer when applied to the hair, and consists of a pair of pivotally connected, elongated frames covered with a resilient case or sleeve tending to maintain the frames in line, but permits bending against the resistance of the resilient sleeve, to lie in overlapped relation and approximately parallel, one of the frames being provided with a terminal hook for receiving the terminal of the other frame and maintaining them in engaging relation.

The invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as described herein and claimed, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein,-

Fig. 1 is a plan View of the device, the sleeve or resilient casing being removed. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. 3 is a side view, one frame having a part disposed inwardly of the hook of the other frame. Fig. l is a View of a resilient sleeve in longitudinal section. Fig. 5 is a side View of the device, the sleeve being in longitudinal section. Fig. 6 is a view showing the same parts as shown in Fig. l, the clasp being closed. Fig. 7 is a side view of the device, the clasp being closed. Fig. 8 is a transverse section through the resilient sleeve. Fig. 9 is a sectional view on line 99 of Fig. 5.

Referring now to the drawing for a more particular description, the hair waver consists, in part, of a pair of frames 10 and 11 of elongated loop-form, each frame preferably being constructed of a single wire strip, the wire for the frame 10 being bent at its outer end to form a curved hook 12, and the wire for the frame 11 being loosely wound at its inner end, as indicated at 13, upon the inner end of the frame 10 to permit relative swinging movements in all directions of the frames.

Numeral let indicates a sleeve constructed of any suitable resilient material,tubing of indla rubber being preferred. 1 The pair of connected frames are disposed in the tube. and it will'be understood that on account of the resilient action of the sleeve the frames will normally be disposed in line, relative to each other. i r

In operation, hair to be curled be wound upon that part. of the sleeve which covers the frame 10. The frame 11 may then be swung approximately a half-circle, so that the terminal a of the sleeve carried thereby will engage and, normally, will be maintained in engagement with the terminal 6 of that part of the sleeve which covers the hook, and hair which has-been wound, as described, will be firmly pressed between the adjacent parts of the sleeve, on said frames.

It will be noted that the outer end of the frame 11 has a suitable curvature, as indicated at (Z, tending to maintain an outward curvature of the terminala of the resilient sleeveto cause a firm-engagement of said terminals a and b of the sleeve when disposed in clasped relation, as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7.

As clearly shown in the drawing, the frame 11 is bent outwardly. as indicated at 0, near its pivotal connection 13 with the frame 10, so that the sleeve will not become broken or unduly worn from buckling, when the frame 11 is swung approximately a halfcircle, as described.

After the frames are enclosed in the india rubber tube 14, the latter will be of elliptical form in cross-section, as shown in Fig. 9, this feature being of great advantage in forming a wavy appearance for the hair. However, this elliptical form for the device will not prevent convenient operation when inserting the terminal a beneath the terminal b of the sleeve for a clasped relation, since the pivotal connection 13 for the frames permits swinging movements in all directions.

It is considered that the resilient tube or sleeve 14 is an important element for operation. When the frame 11 is swung from its extended position shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing to its clasped position shown in Figs. 6 and 7, it is obvious that the resiliency of the sleeve resists said movement, the result being that when its terminal a is re leased from the hook, the device will automatically move to an extended position, this being a feature of convenience in the use of the device. A further function discharged by the resilient tube is that it tends to prevent injury of the scalp during use, and on account of its elliptical form in crosssection will not be obtrusive in use, and as above mentioned, effects a desired pressure of the hair when the parts are disposed in clasped position.

I claim as my inventi'on,

1. In a hair waver, an elongated frame provided with a hook, a second elongated frame, a resilient tube embracing and normally resisting relative movements of the frames, said second frame having one of its ends mounted on the first named frame to permit a swinging movement relative there to for engagement of a part of the tube on the second frame with that part of the tube on the hook of said first named frame.

2. In a hair waver, a frame of loop-form having a hook at one end, a second frame of loop-form pivotally connected at one end with thefirst named frame, a tube surrounding and normally tending to prevent swinging movements of the frames relative to each other but permitting relative swinging movements of the frames to dispose an endportion of said tube in engagement with a part of the tube surrounding said hook.

3. In a hair waver, an elongated frame provided with a hook, a second elongated frame having one of its ends connected with the first named frame to normally permit swinging movements in all directions and provided with an outwardly curved part adjacent to its connection with the first named frame and having a curved end-portion, a tube surrounding and normally tending to prevent relative swinging movements of the frames, said second frame being movable to dispose its curved end-portion beneath the hook of the first named frame, a part of the tube on the second frame moving into engagement with that part of the tube on the hook of said first named frame.

4. In a hair waver, an elongated frame provided with a hook, a second elongated frame, a resilient tube covering the sides of the frames, said second frame having one of its ends pivotally connected with the first named frame to permit a movement of approximately a half-circle for engagement of a part of the tube on the second frame with that part of the tube on the hook of the first named frame, that part of the second frame adjacent to its pivotal connection with said first named frame having an outward curvature for preventing undue pressure against each other, of parts of the tube adjacent to the pivotal connection of said frames.

In testimony whereof, I have aflixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE A. FRANZ.

Witnesses HIRAM A. Sronens, ARTHUR H. Srnnens. 

